[ izō should've known that he isn't cut out for what he was trying to do. it's not even a skill thing it's an izō is only one guy problem, but he thought he could manage and protect them both...
he knows the wraiths can't die but it feels good cutting them down anyway. it's an illusion of progress even though they just rise again, but aren't they just buying time anyway?
izō doesn't see it when it happens, it's the yelling that gets his attention. it scares him, because something being terribly wrong is the only reason he can think of why ryouma might be yelling at anyone. it's only once he's closer that he realises it's something else entirely. izō has seen ryouma fight and he knows that he doesn't draw his sword lightly, even against enemies like this. ryouma's not fighting like a person defending himself and it's so jarringly strange that for a few seconds izō forgets he should do something about it.
snapping out of it, he hurries over before ryouma can find something else to go after and grabs him by the arm. izō is out of breath and as dishevelled as one would expect someone to be after fighting all this time. his hand is shaking a little, mostly coming down from the scare earlier although whatever's going on right now isn't very comforting either. ]
Y' alright? The fuck's gotten in t' ya? Ain't gotta try that hard when I'm around, y' know?
[ he plays it for a laugh because... maybe it's stress or something? which isn't good. izō isn't supposed to be the reasonable one. ]
2 ok i'm ready to suffer
he knows the wraiths can't die but it feels good cutting them down anyway. it's an illusion of progress even though they just rise again, but aren't they just buying time anyway?
izō doesn't see it when it happens, it's the yelling that gets his attention. it scares him, because something being terribly wrong is the only reason he can think of why ryouma might be yelling at anyone. it's only once he's closer that he realises it's something else entirely. izō has seen ryouma fight and he knows that he doesn't draw his sword lightly, even against enemies like this. ryouma's not fighting like a person defending himself and it's so jarringly strange that for a few seconds izō forgets he should do something about it.
snapping out of it, he hurries over before ryouma can find something else to go after and grabs him by the arm. izō is out of breath and as dishevelled as one would expect someone to be after fighting all this time. his hand is shaking a little, mostly coming down from the scare earlier although whatever's going on right now isn't very comforting either. ]
Y' alright? The fuck's gotten in t' ya? Ain't gotta try that hard when I'm around, y' know?
[ he plays it for a laugh because... maybe it's stress or something? which isn't good. izō isn't supposed to be the reasonable one. ]